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Crab Nebula Mosaic from HST

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The Crab Nebula, M1, is the first object on Charles Messier's list of non-comets. It is an expanding cloud of debris from a massive star's death explosion. Astronomers on Earth first witnessed this stellar catastrophe in 1054. This Hubble Space Telescope mosaic spans about twelve light-years and is composed of 24 exposures.

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Crab Nebula Mosaic from HST
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Crab Nebula Mosaic from HST
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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SAGITTARIUS

In tropical astrology, 2 DEC 2005 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 2 DEC 2005.

THE ALMANAC FOR 2 DEC 2005
DAY
Friday
MOON
New moon, 1% lit
POSITION
Day 336 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
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